R Tennessee House · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Mark Cochran

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Total votes

20,522

all sessions

Attendance

99%

208 missed

Higher than 75% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Mark Cochran

Rep. serving Tennessee District 23. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 7 years · 10 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Calendar and Rules, Commerce and Finance, Ways and Means.

Sworn in

Nov 6, 2018

7 years · 10 months

Closest ally

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How Mark votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 27% / 73%

17 support · 46 oppose

Budget & Taxes 47% / 53%

23 support · 26 oppose

Education 72% / 28%

55 support · 21 oppose

Labor & Employment 50% / 50%

13 support · 5 oppose

Transportation 100% / 0%

4 support · 0 oppose

Immigration 39% / 61%

11 support · 17 oppose

Environment 38% / 62%

5 support · 8 oppose

Energy 60% / 40%

3 support · 2 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 545Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to provide at least one professional development course that provides asynchronous instruction on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and that is made available, at no cost, to teachers in grades 6-12; requires such teachers to complete at least one department-approved professional development course on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom by the later of August 1, 2028, or within two years of becoming licensed as a teacher in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49. in committee

3 months ago

HB 2661Niota - Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter of the City of Niota. - Amends Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten. signed

3 months ago

HB 2018Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41. signed

3 months ago

HB 1709Professions and Occupations - As enacted, specifies in various provisions that for a person to be eligible for a particular license, certificate, permit, or authorization, the person must be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 20; Title 23; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70; Title 71 and Chapter 463 of the Public Acts of 2025. signed

3 months ago

HB 1271State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8. signed

4 months ago

HJR 1650Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Homecoming '86 - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1569Memorials, Recognition - Alexander Keith Chapter of the DAR, 100th anniversary - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1570Memorials, Recognition - Etowah Boy Scout Troop 74, 100th anniversary - signed

4 months ago

HB 2125Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with the department of safety to develop guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools providing a driver education and training course that include certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55. died

4 months ago

HB 2637Athens - Subject to local approval, sets compensation of mayor and council members by ordinance rather than specific dollar amounts; does not alter compensation amounts of current mayor or council members. - Amends Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended. signed

4 months ago